Question

it’s not just owls. it’s things like frogs, who make it their business to croak at night, particularly when mating. artificial lights disrupt their mojo and that means less frogs and reduced populations. sea turtle babies get confused, and migrating birds get confused when they fly with the stars. —“a case for waawaatesi,” winona laduke what is the purpose of the appeal in this passage? ○ to show that nature can be humorous and entertaining ○ to evoke sympathy for the animals by showing their perspective ○ to emphasize that both animals and people need darkness to navigate ○ to establish laduke as an expert on the biological needs of animals

Explanation:

• Option 1: The passage focuses on harm to animals, not humor/entertainment. Eliminate.
• Option 2: By showing how artificial light disrupts frogs, confuses turtles and birds, it presents animals’ struggles to evoke sympathy. This matches.
• Option 3: The passage doesn’t mention people needing darkness to navigate. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The goal isn’t to establish LaDuke as an expert, but to show animal harm. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. to evoke sympathy for the animals by showing their perspective